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Old 01-08-2007, 01:38 AM   #24
willimo
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Re: DISCUSS:how to make better WIP thread

Not to drag this thread on forever, but there is another frustrating occurance in the WIP section. The "short-on-time" post. It's usually a thread starting post that includes the apology "Sorry for the blurry pic but I'm headed out the door!" and a blurry pic from an odd angle, that frankly looks like it was taken while heading out the door.

Now, I understand building a model, and sharing it, is exciting. I know that we're all eager to post pictures of our latest work and want comments as soon as possible. But you know what? All of us will survive waiting a day to post a model, and we'll all survive waiting a day to see a model. A fully fleshed out post is far, far preferable to a "teaser" post. If a builder hasn't time to tell us what's going on, then why should we waste time looking? Just wait until tomorrow, when you're not headed out the door, to take a couple more pictures and to think about what needs to be said about the model, before posting.

That's all that's really required. Effort into posts is as important as effor into models.
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